Necktie



n June 3, 1947. 4 A. F. TABORSYKI NECKTIE Filed Aug. 14, 1946 IN V EN TOR. 066 61225 Patentecl June 3, 1947 UNIT ED STATES PATENT OFFICE NECKTIE'.

Alfred F; TaborskL-Buflal'o; N. Y.

ApplicationAugust. 14, 1946, .Serial lid-690,425"

This invention relates to neckties, and 'particularly to those of the preformed'type.

An object of the invention. is to provide an improved; preformed'and attractively appearing necktie, in which the drape or breast pieces may be easily and'quickly attached to. and detached from the knot portion, to enable differently appearing drapes. to be interchangeably attached to the knot portion; with. which no tools are required' to attach or detach a..d'rape;v with which accidental or unintentional detachment ofadrape from the knot portion is unlikely; which will have the appearance of the four-in-hand tie; and. which will. be relatively simple and, inexpensive.

Other objects-and. advantages will be, apparent from the following description of several-examples of the invention, and the novel features will be particularly pointed, out hereinafter in connection with the appended. claims.

Intheaccompanying drawing:

Fig. 1. is aside elevatiompartly in. section, of a tie constructed in. accordance with thisinvention;.-

Fig. 2 is. a side-elevation of a partrof the construction shown injFig'. 1. but with a slightmodification thereof Fig. 3 is. a sectional elevation of. another tie construction in accordance with, the invention but illustrating another embodiment thereof;

Fig. 4 isra side elevation similar to. Fig. I but illustrating another embodiment thereof;

Fig. 5is a side elevationof part of ati'e embodyingthe invention, but) showing, another modification thereof; and.

Fig. 6 is, a rear elevation of, the tie shown in Fig. 5.

In. the embodiment of the invention shown in Fig. 1, the tie includes a knot portion I of any suitable material having a textile or other ornamental covering 2. Arms 3 (one shown) extend laterally from opposite sides of the knot portion, adjacent its upper end, and terminate in loops to which may be coupled an elastic band (not shown) that encircles the neck band to confine the tie thereto.

The knot portion is provided at its lower end with a downwardly opening recess 4. In this recess is a removable pin or element '5 that depends below the recess when the pin is with the recess to the full extent possible. A drape or breast piece -6 of textile or other suitable material is gathered at one end around and attached to the lower part of pin 5, from just within recess 4 downwardly, so that the drap will appear todependfrom the knot portion with. no unsightly opening. The gathered" drape is se cured to the pin in. any desired; manner; such as by sewing, and nicely fills the recess'opening; An elastic element T is connected under'tension between the knot portion" and the or element5, and resiliently urges the pin into recess 4" so as to hold the gathered end of the drape within recess 4; In. the example shown; the pin 5 has a transverse passage 8; and the elastic' element 1' is an elastic; cord" threaded through passage 8* andhavingits ends connected to' an eye '9 which is detachably engaged over a hook I'D secured on the rear face offtheknotportion near the. upper part thereof; The cord is stretched'or under tension while eye Q'is engaged over hook I'll, and'resiliently holds the drape end; withinrecess 4.

To remove the drape 6' for substitution of another, one merely disengages eye 9 fromhook I0, and. then the drape may be pulled. from recess 4. A new drape with. its pin 5.and cord 1 is then. inserted into. recess 4; cord 1: stretched, and eye 9"engaged overhook l 0".

In Fig. '2 the construction is similar to that shown and described in connection with Fig- 1 except that the cordi'lAis a single. stretcl'rpassing through passage 8 and attached to a cross bar. H. which, when lying along the. cord; enables the cord and bar to be passedthrough the passage 8' in either direction to engage or. disengage the cord therewith,.andf when crosswise of the cord while the. cord" is in passage, 8; will prevent withdrawal'of the cordlfitomthatpassage. The other end of. the cordiis' lbopedto form the eye -9 thatmay he engaged over hooklll';

In. Fig. 3 the constructioni'si similar. to that ofi'Figliexcept that the elastic element Tis-connected' at one. endito a. hook 1TB whichis engaged in an aperture IT in pin 5. The other end of element 1 is received in a groove L8 in the rear face of the knot portion, beneath cover 2, and anchored at its other end to the upper part of the rear face of the knot portion, with the element 1 under tension.

In Fig. 4 the construction is similar to that of 1 except that a clip l2 has arms [3 extending around pin 5 and tightly gripping it, and a hook [4 extending upwardly from arms I3. The elastic cord or element 1 carries an eye [5 which detachably engages with hook l4 and at its other end is secured to the rear face of the knot portion near its top, with the cord under tension.

In Figs. 5 and 6 the construction is similar to that shown in Fig. 1 except that the elastic element 1 is an elastic cord passed through a passage 8 in the pin and its ends secured to a hook I9 which is engaged in any one of several recesses 20 in the rear face of the knot portion, the covering 2 being separated enough to expose the recesses 20 as shown in Fig. 6.

It will be observed that in all of the embodiments, the stiifening pin 5 to which the upper end of the drape is secured is resiliently and removably held in a recess in the lower end of the knot portion, and the elastic element may be manipulated to release the stiffening pin and enable removal of the drape without the use of tools. While the drape is shown as secured in this manner to the knot portion of a four-in-hand tie, it will be understood that wings of a bow tie may be similarly, and resiliently but detachably connected to the knot portion of a bow tie.

It will be understood that various changes in the details, materials and arrangements of parts, which have been herein described and illustrated in order to explain the nature of the invention, may be made by those skilled in the art within the principle and scope of the invention, as expressed in the appended claims.

7 I claim:

1. In a preformed necktie, a knot portion having a recess in its lower part and opening downwardly, a pin movable endwise loosely into and out of said recess through said opening, and when within said recess having a lower end portion depending below said knot portion, a drape having an end fitted over and around said pin and secured thereto, said drape having its end portion that is attached to said pin extending into said recess, and an elastic element coupled under tension between said knot portion and said pin and resiliently urging said pin into said recess.

2. In a preformed necktie, a knot portion having a recess in its lower part and opening downwardly, a pin movable endwise loosely into and out of said recess through said opening, and

when within said recess having a lower end portion depending below said knot portion, a drape having an end fitted over and around said pin and secured thereto, said drape having its end portion that is attached to said pin extending into said recess, and an elastic cord coupled at one end to said knot portion well above said opening into said recess, and at its other end to said pin below said opening, said cord when coupled being under tension, and one of its said coupled ends being detachable to enable separation of said pin and knot portion.

3. In a preformed necktie, a knot portion having a recess in its lower part and opening downwardly, 'a, pin movable endwise loosely into and out of said recess through said opening, and when 4 within said recess having a lower end portion depending below said knot portion, a drap having an end fitted over and around said pin and secured thereto, said drape having its end portion that is attached to said pin extending into said recess, and an elastic element detachably coupled under tension between said knot portion and said pin and resiliently urging said pin into said recess.

4. In a preformed necktie, a knot portion having a recess in its lower end, a pin insertable endwise partially into and out of said recess, a drape secured at one end to and concealing the lower end portion of said pin, and having its said one end within said recess when said pin is within ,said recess and an elastic element coupled under tension between said pin and said knot portion and resiliently urging said pin into said recess.

5. A necktie substantially as set forth in claim 4 in which said elastic element is an elastic cord stretched between connections to said pin and said knot portion.

6. In a preformed necktie, 9, knot portion having a recess in its lower end, a pin insertable endwise partially into and out of said recess, a drape secured at one end to and concealing thelower end portion of said pin, and having its said one end within said recess when said pin is within said recess and an elastic element coupled under tension between said pin and said knot portion and resiliently urging said pin into said recess, said element being an elongated stretchable member attached at its ends to said pin and said knot portion.

7. In a preformed necktie, a knot portion having a recess in its lower end, a pin insertable endwise partially into and out of said recess, a drape secured at one end to and concealing the lower end portion of said pin, and having its said one end within said recess when said pin is within said recess, and an elastic element coupled under tension between said pin and said knot portion and resiliently urging said pin into said recess, said element being an elongated stretchable member attached at its ends to said pin and said knot portion, and one of said end attachments of said member being detachable to enable complete separation of pin and knot portion. 7

8. In a preformed necktie, a knot portion having an outwardly opening recess, a stiffening pin removably and loosely extending into said recess, and having an outwardly extending end, an ornamental member secured over said extending end of the pin and with the pin extending somewhat into said recess, and an elastic element connected under stress between said pin and said knot portion, to resiliently hold said pin within said recess.

ALFRED F. TABORSKI. 

